diff --git a/src/microhttpd/test_client_put_stop.c b/src/microhttpd/test_client_put_stop.c
index 129e9ba2..9a3c3a67 100644
--- a/src/microhttpd/test_client_put_stop.c
+++ b/src/microhttpd/test_client_put_stop.c
@@ -1220,7 +1220,6 @@ performQueryExternal (struct MHD_Daemon *d, struct _MHD_dumbClient *clnt)
   _MHD_dumbClient_start_connect (clnt);
 
   start = time (NULL);
-  now = start;
   do
   {
     fd_set rs;